No other advantages. You're just saving money -- and of course loosing a certain amount of durability/performance in the process.
--- Mitchell Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just out of idle curiosity --- > > Are there advantages to mild steel studs in some > circumstances, or are > they just cheaper? > > Martin Lund wrote: > >>I'd avoid the Innova studded > >> tires, as they > >> have a mild steel stud that wears out very > quickly. > > > > For what it's worth, This is my fourth winter on > my > > Innovas (daily commutes each year being 6 miles, 3 > > miles, 14 miles, and 5 miles) and the studs are > only > > just now in need of replacement. These tires were > > roughly half the cost of the Nokian model of the > same > > size/number of studs. It should also be noted that > > Innova sells a stud replacement kit, which > includes 20 > > studs and a small tool and will run you about $12. > > Additional studs available in increments of 20 > will > > run you about $6 to $8. The act of replacement > isn't > > exactly fun, but neither is it difficult. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
